Our Story

Murtikart began with a simple frustration: my own family struggling to find authentic, well-made brass idols for our home pooja from outside India.

Mass-market sites carry generic, machine-finished pieces. Heritage Indian retailers don't ship internationally. The few that do treat shipping as an afterthought — the idols arrive scratched, dented, packaged in newsprint.

What we do

We work directly with brass artisans in Moradabad — the city that has cast brass deities for over two centuries. Our supplier partner has been in the trade across three generations. Every piece we sell is hand-cast, hand-finished, and individually inspected before it leaves the workshop.

We then handle the international logistics ourselves: padded packaging, tracked shipping, customs documentation. The murti that arrives on your altar should look exactly like the photograph that drew you to it.

Why brass

Brass is the sacred metal of India — used in temple idols for millennia because it doesn't tarnish like silver, doesn't crack like ceramic, and develops a warm patina that deepens with daily worship. A well-cast brass idol outlives the household it joins.

Where we go from here

Phase one is brass — the supplier we know best, the material we trust most. In time we'll add marble murtis from Jaipur, and explore other traditional crafts. The brand stays focused on one thing: heirloom-grade pieces from real artisans, shipped honestly to homes that honor heritage.